6 Ingredient Bread Recipe – How to Make Easy Homemade Bread

Looking for a very simple and tasty new bread recipe to try? This delicious 6 Ingredient Bread is so simple and uses only basic ingredients.

6 Ingredient Bread Recipe

Are you looking for a good basic bread recipe that you can make with only a few ingredients? Here’s the one that we have been making lately at our home. I hope you and your family will enjoy it as much as we have! This bread is perfect when heated up slightly and topped with some homemade jelly.

If you’d like to, you could also add some herbs or shredded cheese to this bread to give it some extra special flavor. Try dried herbs like rosemary, garlic, or basil to experiment with different flavors.

Let’s get started!

Homemade Bread Ingredients

• Yeast. This recipe uses instant, active dry yeast, or Rapid Rise yeast, not sourdough.
• Sugar. This is only to help give the yeast something to feed on. You could potentially replace it with honey.
• Water. Make sure you use warm water (but not hot!) to help give the yeast a boost to rise faster.
• Milk. The milk should be warm as well. You can use a dairy free milk alternative for dairy free.
• Salt.
• Egg. If you are looking for an egg free recipe, try the Basic White Bread instead.
• All Purpose Flour. This recipe has not been tested with gluten free flour.

Tips and Tricks to Making Homemade Bread

• Bread is a long process with the rising time but you can make several loaves at once depending on how many loaf pans you have. The extras can be sliced and frozen for future use.
• This is a great project to get the kids involved. If you have a stand mixer you could knead the bread through there (and they can help run it) or you can knead by hand as shown here and they can do that too!

What are the basic ingredients in bread?

All bread uses flour and some type of liquid like water. It also uses a leavening agent such as yeast or homemade yeast (sourdough).

This recipe uses egg and milk for added flavor.

What ingredients makes bread light and fluffy?

The leavening agent (yeast) and letting it have a good rise time is what will make your bread light and fluffy. You will want to take care not to add too much or let it rise too long or it can deflate, giving you the opposite effect.

Do you need a bread maker or stand mixer to make homemade bread?

You can use a bread maker or a stand mixer to make homemade bread but you don’t have to. This recipe does not use either.

Here’s a recipe if you are looking for a Bread Machine Bread.

And here’s a recipe made in a stand mixer for Homemade Basic Bread.

Instructions for Making 6 Ingredient Bread

In a large bowl, mix the warm water and milk together. Add your yeast and sugar to warm water. Allow the yeast to proof, about 5-10 minutes, until bubbly on top.

Add the egg and salt into your yeast mixture.

Add the flour into your mixture.

Stir the flour in well until it is fully incorporated.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

Knead the dough well and roll it into a ball.

Using another bowl, grease the sides of the bowl with vegetable oil. Put the dough into a large, oiled bowl and punch it down.

Allow the dough to rise for at least an hour until it has doubled in size. Punch it down again and let it rise for an additional hour or until doubled in size again. Do not skip this step unless you want bread with a dense texture.

Once the dough has risen, remove it from the bowl and split it into two halves. Shape each half into a loaf and place them into prepared loaf pans. You can also put this into one large loaf instead of two smaller loaves. I have USA brand Loaf Pans.

Bake the loaves at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or for 25-30 minutes if you do one large loaf.

Once the loaves are finished, remove them from the oven and allow them to cool. Placing them on their side allows the hottest part of the loaf (bottom) to get air and prevents the bottoms of your loaves from being moist and heavy. Remove them from the pans when you can and place them on a wire rack to finish cooling.

Brush a little melted butter on top of the loaves once they are on the cooling rack to keep them from getting too crusty.

You’re done!

How to Store Homemade Bread

Once the bread is fully cooled, you can store bread in a plastic bag, plastic wrap, or a bread bag on your countertop to eat over the next 2-3 days.

If you aren’t able to eat the bread after 3 days, slice it into pieces and place in the pieces into a freezer bag and freezer for later.

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6 Ingredient Bread Recipe

How to make a simple bread recipe from scratch.

Course Appetizer

Keyword 6 ingredient bread recipe

Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Servings 8 people

Calories 197 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup of warm water
• 1/3 cup of warm milk*
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 3 cups of flour - plus extra for kneading

Instructions

1. Mix the warm water and milk together. (You can also make this without the milk if you don't have any or to make it dairy-free. Simply omit the milk and add an additional 1/3 cup of water.) Add your yeast and sugar to warm water. Allow the yeast to proof, about 5-10 minutes, until bubbly on top.
2. Add the egg and salt into your yeast mixture.
3. Add the flour into your mixture and stir well until it is fully incorporated.
4. Turn the dough out onto a floured workspace. Knead the dough well and roll it into a ball. Put the dough into a large, greased bowl and punch it down.

5. Allow the dough to rise for 1 hour, until it has doubled in size. Punch down and let it rise for another hour. Then, remove it from the bowl and split it into two halves. Shape each half into a loaf and place them into prepared loaf pans.

6. Bake the loaves at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

7. Once the loaves are finished, remove them from the oven and allow them to cool.

Nutrition Facts

6 Ingredient Bread Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 197 Calories from Fat 18

% Daily Value*

Fat 2g3%

Saturated Fat 0.5g3%

Trans Fat 0.003g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g

Cholesterol 22mg7%

Sodium 234mg10%

Potassium 102mg3%

Carbohydrates 38g13%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 46IU1%

Vitamin C 0.01mg0%

Calcium 25mg3%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Dairy Free 6 Ingredient Bread Recipe

You can also make this without the milk if you don’t have any or to make it dairy-free. Simply omit the milk and add an additional 1/3 cup of water or use a dairy free milk alternative.

If you are looking for a recipe without milk or egg, use my Basic White Bread recipe instead.

More Homemade Bread Recipes

• Basic White Bread
• Cheesy French Bread
• Irish Brown Bread
• Quick Pull Apart Rolls
• 50 Bread Recipes from Scratch
• Easy English Muffin Bread

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This recipe for 6 Ingredient Bread was originally posted on Little House Living in April 2020. It has been updated as of February 2023.